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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: 27 October 1961.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Ratified: 13 December 1988.
Reports submitted/due: 5/6
No reservations.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Acceded: 10 May 2001.
Reports submitted/due: 0/0
Reservations and Declarations: General declaration; one state entered an objection to the declaration.
Reservation:
Having seen and examined the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1979, have approved and do approve it in each and every one of its parts which are not contrary to Islamic Sharia and are in accordance with our Constitution
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 16 May 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
Reservations and Declarations: General reservation.
Reservation:
In signing this important Convention, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is making reservations to articles or provisions which may be contrary to the beliefs and values of Islam, the religion of the Mauritania People and State.
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ILO treaties
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ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 20.06.1961
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 03.12.2000
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 08.11.1963
ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 03.12.2001.
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 03.12.2001.
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African System
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The African Charter on Human and People's Rights
Date of Ratification: 14.06.1986
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 12 July 1991
The Constitution includes human rights guarantees, but not the right to education.
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